Men : They can be silly. Fat. Funny. Intelligent. Hard-core. Intelligent. Philosophical," (...) But with women they always have to be feminine. (...) I like to see women who can be characters and can be themselves.+++

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"Feminism shouldn't be about making things more difficult, it should be about the other thing,” she says in Björkgraphy. “I believe in a more positive approach, not whining." In other words, she's quick to distance herself from what writer Naomi Wolf has called victim feminism. Perhaps too quick. After all, the Riot Grrrls she criticizes weren't whining; they were growling and shouting, spitting and snotting, like Björk used to do.

In a 2005 interview with Bust magazine, Icelandic singer Björk said she didn't identify as a feminist, "Because I think it would isolate me. I think it’s important to do positive stuff. It’s more important to be asking than complaining."She added: "You could probably call my mother a feminist, and I watched her isolate herself all her life from men, and therefore from society."

Bust: Do you consider yourself a feminist?

Bjork: Umm.. no. Bust: Why not?

Bjork: Because I think it would isolate me. I think it’s important to do positive stuff. It’s more important to be asking than complaining.

Bust: So you feel the term “feminism” is equated with complaining?

Bjork: A lot, yes. You could probably call my mother a feminist, and I watched her isolate herself all her life from men, and therefore from society.

Bust: You believe she isolated herself from men because of feminism?

Bjork: Obviously, I can’t take her as an example of all feminists, but I find for my generation, it’s important to do things instead of just complaining that things are not right. It’s important to collaborate with both males and females and to be positive.

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There were reports of men arming themselves with sweets and colouring pencils to entertain the crowds of overexcited children in their workplaces. Sausages - easy to cook and popular with children - were in such demand the shops sold out.